NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

VAHID ASRARI, Petitioner

v.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Respondent ______________________

2017-1064 ______________________

Petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. DE-1221-15-0392-W-1. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

RACHEL J. ELSBY, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Washington, DC, argued for petitioner. Also represented by RYAN STRONCZER; STEVEN D. MASLOWSKI, Philadelphia, PA.

ZACHARY JOHN SULLIVAN, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued for respondent. Also represented by CHAD A. READLER, ROBERT E. KIRSCHMAN, JR., ALLISON KIDD-MILLER. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (O’MALLEY, REYNA, and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

February 8, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court